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RE: First Bike?
- Subject: RE: First Bike?
- From: Rich Weyand <weyand@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 00:11:54 -0600
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At 09:32 PM 11/30/99 -0800, Rick Damiani wrote:
>Or just ask some of us listers who have been horizontal. My low-speed
>right-side excurision cost ~$2,500.00 (US). It took out three right-side
>body panels, the saddle bag, the right clip-on, both brake levers and the
>silencer.
Been there and done that, too. Not quite that expensive, though. Lessee, figure close to $2K, If I had replaced the silencer. I only took out two panels, no bag, and spared the clip-on.
>[2] Not too small though. One guy I know says he developed lots of bad
>habits by riding a 250 too long.
Been there and done that, too! Ancient YD-3. Full-throttle all the time is one you don't do on the ST. I've never been to full throttle for two reasons: it seems rather excessive; and I can't get it all the way open before it's time to shift.
My Norton Interstate wasn't a good beginner's bike either. Clumsy at low speeds due to very long wheelbase. Also enough torque to get you in trouble. Had much the same HP and torque curves as the ST, but ran out of RPMs a lot sooner.
My GS400 was a nice bike though. Light, agile, enough HP to get out of it's own way more or less. No plastic to replace, so the one time I put it down it was cheap. Flasher, footpeg, clutch lever. And I left two dimples in the tank from my knees clamping down to stay with it.
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At 09:32 PM 11/30/99 -0800, Rick Damiani wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>Or just ask some of us listers who have been
horizontal. My low-speed<br>
right-side excurision cost ~$2,500.00 (US). It took out three
right-side<br>
body panels, the saddle bag, the right clip-on, both brake levers and
the<br>
silencer.</blockquote><br>
Been there and done that, too. Not quite that expensive,
though. Lessee, figure close to $2K, If I had replaced the
silencer. I only took out two panels, no bag, and spared the
clip-on.<br>
<br>
<blockquote type=cite cite>[2] Not too small though. One guy I know says
he developed lots of bad<br>
habits by riding a 250 too long.</blockquote><br>
Been there and done that, too! Ancient YD-3. Full-throttle
all the time is one you don't do on the ST. I've never been to full
throttle for two reasons: it seems rather excessive; and I can't get it
all the way open before it's time to shift.<br>
<br>
My Norton Interstate wasn't a good beginner's bike either. Clumsy
at low speeds due to very long wheelbase. Also enough torque to get
you in trouble. Had much the same HP and torque curves as the ST,
but ran out of RPMs a lot sooner.<br>
<br>
My GS400 was a nice bike though. Light, agile, enough HP to get out
of it's own way more or less. No plastic to replace, so the one
time I put it down it was cheap. Flasher, footpeg, clutch
lever. And I left two dimples in the tank from my knees clamping
down to stay with it.<br>
<br>
<br>
<div>Rich Weyand |
_______ ___,---. ---+_______:_ |Rich
Weyand</div>
<div>Weyand Associates| |_N_&_W_| |_N_&_W_| |__|________|_
|TracTronics</div>
<div>Comm Consultants | ooo ooo ~ ooo ooo ~ oOOOO- OOOO=o\ |Model
RR Electronics</div>
weyand@xxxxxxx |
<a href="http://www.mcs.net/~weyand/"; EUDORA=AUTOURL>http://www.mcs.net/~weyand/</a>
|weyand@xxxxxxx
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